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October 21, 2016

EPA Criticized for Waiting to Warn Residents of Flint, Michigan
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A new report from the Environmental Protection Agency's inspector
general has concluded the agency took seven months longer than necessary
to warn residents of Flint, Michigan, about lead contamination in their
water. The report found the EPA had enough information in June 2015 to
issue an emergency order under the Safe Drinking Water Act, but the
agency didn't act until January of this year. Flint's lead poisoning
began when an unelected emergency manager appointed by Michigan Governor
Rick Snyder switched the source of the city's drinking water to the
corrosive Flint River in 2014.
Topics:Flint Water Crisis

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